Mission Local reporter Julian Mark talks about the challenges of reporting on homelessness in San Francisco, including questioning if his articles make a difference in the lives of people he writes about and if the coverage focuses too much on policy and not enough on examining the causes of homelessness. 

There are people staying on the streets longer with no other housing options, you know. We’re not taking care of these people.

— Julian Mark, Mission Local reporter
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I host and report for “Civic,” a San Francisco public affairs radio show and podcast from the Public Press. I've been a multimedia reporter and producer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I've reported on housing, health, immigration and homelessness for local news site Mission Local and produced conversations about local, regional and national current affairs for “Your Call,” a live call-in program on KALW-FM public radio.